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Next Generation Language Translation Technologies With the enormous increase in digital content and the increasing requirements to translate it, Machine Translation is continuing to grow in importance and acceptance in the global translation industry. This industry value is expected to reach USD$25 billion by 2013. Already some of the largest Independent Service Vendors are using Machine Translation as a key enabler in their globalization strategies. However, there are significant challenges in deploying Machine Translation solutions, particularly for professional translators and SMEs who find the current generation of tools too complex and the computing requirements beyond the capacity of traditional desktop computers. Xcelerator is a spinout from the Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) CSET at Dublin City University that is directly addressing these issues. Xcelerator’s first product kantan (www.kantan.com) is a cloud-based personalised Machine Translation service targeting the professional translator segment (c. 600000 and growing) as well as small and medium localisation providers. The spinout is lead by Tony O’Dowd who was the founder and President of Alchemy Software Development Ltd., the world’s leading supplier of visual translation memory solutions for the localisation industry. He formed the company in 2000 and established the brand and technology portfolio that became the localisation technology standard for large Independent Service Vendors …